... , it was said Britain "was now in danger of becoming the first industrialized nation to joining the Third World ". What came with recession were the high unemployment rates, to which Malcolm McLaren commented "60% of those unemployed in Great Britain were only 18 years old ". The youth were deeply affected by the economic and political atmosphere at the time and when the ... new medium known as punk rock came along it gave those a sense of unity and self-worth. The Sex Pistols, who were managed by Malcolm McLaron were on the fore front exposure of expressing their disillusionment and ana...

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